Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29
CARLOAD LOTS.
Advance Argument So be Made Before
she Interstate Hallway Comni@-

OMAHA. Oct. 90. Commissioner "rll
eths Of the freight bureau OF the o'a .I
Of trade Of this city, has received 'l'e
following from the state railway com
mission m Lincoln. II is the advance
argument which that body will make ~
Washington about the middle oil heAe
month, before the interstate railway
commission, in favor of continuation
of shipments to the west from the east
Of Goods in carload lots, for the abolition
of which the commission has been pen-
toned by eastern iobbers.
Before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission of the United States OF Amer
lea: ,,a.,4;on az
otherwise. the differences in charges
made by the railway companies ON car
loads. and less than carloads OF the same
class of freight, is extinguished, the loo-
linp and manufacturing business OF the
country will surely be located IN eastern
it il not Just or right, or to the inter
ests of Nebraska, or any other western ei
state that the net proceeds OF All tle
labor and all the products should DC
sent outside OF its borders to hnllu UP
other states and their cities. AS great
safeguards as possible should be thrown
around the industries of each common
wealth so that each may ENJOY the oehe-
fits Of its own resources, that they may
be built up and remain III q prosperous
condition. This is the course pursued
by our government rs nation, and by
all other nations, and to great extent,
it should be followed by all states. Inc
state of Nebraska is purely agricultural
more so than any other state IN the
union there being no coal or mineral
products Of any kind-and no timber
in fact, nothing has been contributed
by nature except the rich soil and warm
sunshine working hand in hand with the
husbandman. The earnings OF the farm
are expended for fuel brought from
other states, wearing apparel, articles OF
consumption and agricultural lmple-
ments. When il is considered that IN
the future all these tributes must be
paid to other states, the question
arises, Son what must we depend
to build up our industries and
retain the wealth created within
our borders?" Certainly cities must be
built up, as they are the safety deposits
of wealth. They are the trade centers
where the iobbers and manufacturers
are located, and, without these enter
prises, there will be no cities. How
can jobbers be maintained and manufac-
tories promoted within the state? Ii
can only be done by a favorable condi-
ton OF railway rates-there is no water
or other transportation facilities there
fore, on the railways alone depends the
future of Nebraska.
How can iobbers and manufacturers
be protected by railways? They can be
protected Ey making the rate on car
loads lower per hundred pounds than on
goods in less than carloads. The iObber
buys and ships sugar, syrup, canned
goods, coffee, fruit, agricultural imple-
ments and all other articles in large
quantities, handles them at his place OF
business and distributes them in small
quantities to adjacent towns The man.
ufacturer brings his coal, lumber, iron,
steel, paints, glass and other articles in
carloads, employs thousands Of men iii
manufacturing merchantablc articles 10
supply the home demands throughout
the state.
The railroad companies have, heptc-
fore, made marked differences between
carload and less than carload rates.
These differences were the result Of long
years Of experience and il was the result
of fair business conclusions after long
contact between the railroads and the
public, being for the best interests of
both. Based on this practice Of mil.
roads, jObbiug and manufacturing inter
ests have started up, and their promo
tiers have struggled for years to develop
them; they hinged their faith on the
protective rates they had enjoyed there
tOfore and it is not reasonable or Just
that they should be destroyed: and fall
rs victims to the selfish greed OF Chi
cago, st. Louis, New York and other
eastern cities.
Jobbing and manufacturing establish.
ments are u necessity. Merchants in
small towns in Nebraska cannot conyc.
niently order goods from New York aud
eastern cities because the time consumed
in filling the order (ahout two weeks Is
too great, while an order sent 10 u local
trade center is received within FORTY
eight hours. III the retailer was com
PEELED, by the absence of home estab-
lishments, to order from distant cities,
he would be compelled 10 carry larger
stocks, or not have the goods 10 meet
the wants OF his customers. In most
cases this would drive the present re-
taller out Of existence in a business way.
because it would take much greater
capital to conduct trade, and he would
be unable to establish credit in distant
cities. The local jobbers practically
carry all the retail trade OF the state.
Again, the retailer would be compelled,
several times during the year, To make
long, tedious and expensive trims TO
purchase goods, consequently the mar.
gins must be greater, the consumer
must pay more, and the present very
satisfactory manner Of transacting bust
ness would be completely upset, and
with damaging results. The railroads
have adopted the practice Of making n
dIiferential per hundred pounds in favor
OF carloads, as an economical measure
II their expense is increased assuming
that the present system Of rates is reas.
onable), the rates per hundred
pounds must be advanced. Ship.
ments made in carloads are loaded
at point OF shipment directly
into the car by shippers, and mn
lOhueu from the same ear mt destination.
The freight makes the better time in
transit, is not transferred, and is there
fore in better condition Thus, there is
a saving to both transportation company
and the shipper. Again, carload OF
straight freight Of single commodity
will average $4,000 pounds, while car.
loads of mixed freight will only average
10, 900 pounds, the weight Of the car be-
ing fixed at 10000 pounds, the difference
in train Of straight and mixed freight
Is very striking. In the one the weight
of the goods predominatcs, in the other
The weight of the cars. While this
great difference is not of SO much i'm
portance on short hauls, IL is a very
arge item of expense when it is con-